Is John McCain for or against gay marriage and abortion?
He's my favorite, but I'm having a hard time finding some absolute answers on these two issues.
Public Comments
- Against both. # Abortion issue shows what kind of country we are. (Aug 2007) # Concerned if women undergo illegal dangerous operations. (May 2007) # Supports federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. (May 2007) # Prosecute abortion doctors, not women who get them. (Jan 2000) # “Family Conference” if daughter wanted an abortion. (Jan 2000) # Abortion OK if raped; and no testing for rape. (Jan 2000) # Supports fetal tissue research; against over-intensity. (Jan 2000) # Overturn Roe v. Wade, but keep incest & rape exceptions. (Jan 2000) # Support adoption & foster care; work together on abortion. (Oct 1999) # Wants Roe vs. Wade made irrelevant, but would not repeal it. (Aug 1999) # Opposes partial-birth abortions & public financing. (Aug 1999) # Nominate justices based on experience, and values. (Jun 1999) # Restrict abortions; no partial-birth; no public funding. (Jul 1998) Voting Record # Supports repealing Roe v. Wade. (May 2007) # Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007) # Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006) # Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005) # Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004) # Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003) # Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000) # Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999) # Voted YES on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998) # Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003) # Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004) He is against gay marriage but does not support a constitutional amendment, favoring to leave it to the states. Leave gay marriage to the states. (Jan 2007) Don't ask, don't tell is working; don't tamper with it. (Jun 2007) Ban on same-sex marriage is unRepublican; leave it to states. (Nov 2006) # Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006) # Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002) # Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996) (DOMA) # Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
- against both, and thank God too right. Liberals are evil
- I don't think gays have abortions.
- I'm not sure about his position on gay marriage, but I think he is against gay abortion.
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